Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NE VS. OF TaETWD SrArGS TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

Bananas Growing at Columbus - A
= Clarke County Saloon Keeper Fires on
Negro Burgiar-More Money Needed
for the Brunswick Hotel Project-An
Arrest for Burglary to Enable the
Complainant to Elops With the Pris-
oner's Wife.
GEORGIA.
Work has been commenced on the
depot at Louvale.
Judge Lumpkin will hold court at San
uersyille next week for Judge Hines.
Gamer Roughton, of Sandersville, had
the misfortune TO break his left arm last
week.
Elberton Methodists contributed $3.50 tG
missions at the collection taken up at
church last Sunday.
Expert marble men pronounce the Fort
Jackson quarry as first-cass in quality
and inexhaustible in quantity.
Mrs. GLADDEN., 81 years old, was para
lyzed Saturday, Feb. %, at the residence
Of her son-in-law, A, ;. Avant, OF San
aersville.
Elma Hawkins, OF Social Circle, had the
misfortune to be kicked in the lace by a
mule few days ago, and had his jaw
bone broken.
The dwelling of JOsephus Maxwell, in
The northern part of Ebert county, was
destroyed by fire last Saturday. Mucn of
his furniture was also lost.
The post office at Swapping Shoals has
ut last been re-estabIished, with G. A.
Healy as postmaster. This will be a
great convenience to the people of that
vicinity.
A new post Office Will soon be estab-
llshed Gear the old Brick Store, about six
Or seven miles east of Covlngton. 1t has
been greatly needed for many years, and
will be great convenience to the people
- that section,
There is pretty general opinion preya-
lent that the bondholders of Macon city
banks will not give up the contest on the
constitutionality of the Huff ame ndments
to the Macon funding bill. 1t is gener-
ally understood that the fight will be
made In the United States Court.
Several days ago Mr.. Sam Zlpperer,
living near Long Pond, in Lowndes
county, was chopping with an ak, when,
by some miss hit, he drove the corner OF
The blade into mis- foot just where the toes
are Joined to the foot, entirely severing
one toe and almost severing TWO others.
Maj. R. T. Fouche, attorney for the
Rome Street Railway Company, has re-
ceived a telegram from Atlanta informing
him that the Supreme Court has affirmed
the decision of Judge Maddox, declaring
the right of the street railway to lay It's
track over the East Rome bridge and to
cross thereon, which the company Will
now proceed TO do.
Squire Epps, of Brantley owned lot
In Dooly county, near the line OF Wilcox,
and on the route of the eastern
extension of the Americus, Preston
and Lumpkin railroad. The other
day Squire Epps sold his lot for $500,
and just after the trade was confirmed
another gentleman offered him 81 900 for
the lot. The man who paid $500 sold the
lot for $1,000.
At Sandersville yesterday Rena Bart
lett, who has been blind for four years
from q white spot on the front partofboth
eyes, completely covering the pupils ana
cutting of all rays of light, had DIR. Bull
lard remedy the evil by taking out a piece
of the iris and making for her two new
pupils. She can see now how TO get
about and do her house work. Those
who witnessed the operation say that she
gave no evidence of pain whatever. The
doctor used cocaine in the eye.
Considerable excitement was created
in Lumpkin Wednesday by the report
that a negro who went down from At
lanta Tuesday evening had the small
pox. Is appears that there was no founda-
tion for the report whatever, further than
that the negro was so blind drunk on his
arrival Tuesday night that he failed TO
recognize any of his acquaintance and
haA TO be carried home on a dray. How
the report originated no one can tell. The
man sobered up during Wednesday, and
went to work planting his garden and
cutting wood.
SThe death of an old negro woman-old
Aunt Tracy Hill-occurred in Marion
county one day last week. The old woman
lived in Talbot county, but wandered
away from the house where she had been
staying, and was found dead on the
roadside. 1t is the opinion that she died
from old age, as she was over 100 years
old. She had frequently informed Mr..
Simpson that she distinctly remembered
when Gen. George Washington visited
Augusta; that she was then house girl,
and she had the honor OF washing Lady
Washington's feet.
A Columbus lady last fall took her ba-
mana tree out of the box in which she was
keeping 1t, and put it in a dry place un,
der the house and covered 1t with cotton
seed. Columbus has had very balmy
weather lately, and the lady concluded 10
air and sun her plant. When she brought
it to light she was surprised and pleased
TO find bunch of bananas nicely growing
on the tree. There are thIrty-nine bs-
nanas on the bunch, and each one IL
little over an inch long. They look like
bly, ripen If this warm weather continues.
All of the brick masons engaged on the
new court house at Americas struck for
higher wages Monday. They had been
receiving 81 rs per day for their work and
not thinking this amount sufficient, de-
manded 81 10 per day, or an advance OF 81
On the old price. Their demands were
acceded to and they returned to work,
whereupon the barrow men, seeing the
success OF the brick masonS, struck also
This was too much, and the entire force
of barrow men were consequently dis
charged and new men put in their places.
whereupon the work on the structure
proceeded without further annoyance.
Once is about as often as most men care
60 attend their own wife's wedding re-
ception or are even allowed that privi-
leKe. Not so, however, with a certain
Iesident OF Dodge county who was grant
ed an absolute divorce from he-partner
Of his life at recent term of the Superior
Court. IL appears that n week ago the,
divorced lady saw 1T to again embark on
tue uncertain and oftentimes tempestu-
Gus sea Of matrimony, aud the night fol-
lowing the newly married couple held an
Unfair which was attended by the ex-hus-
ballyho heartily enjoyed the occasion,
am 100 extended his congratulation TO
ethe blusbing bride and husband number